How Can a Security Guard Be Called a Layabout?

During the war years, evil spirits were sealed away and kept at bay by the older generation of Celestial Masters, bringing a century of peace at last. With no need for their skills, the Celestial Masters laid down their burdens and entered the world of ordinary people. Some became chefs, some became PE teachers, and some went off to direct low-budget supernatural films.

And what about Huo Sanyin? As the sole heir of the Huo family, one of the three great Celestial Master clans, she had a lofty ambition: to become a security guard in a residential complex!

"I'm a security guard. Love has nothing to do with me. I work so I can clock out. I have a crush on Pan, the resident. I chat while sneaking around. Ask my salary and it's two thousand."

Every day, she rolled talisman paper into little tubes, set leaves on fire for fun, and thought she'd spend her whole life being a nobody. Then the residential complex she was guarding suddenly... exploded!

The seal was broken, evil spirits poured out, and black fog swirled above the entire complex. Huo Sanyin, with her pure-blooded Celestial Master heritage, was fired up and ready to roll up her sleeves and restore her family's legacy. But someone pressed down on her shoulder and said, "Not so fast."

Huo Sanyin turned around. "Huh?"

The paper figure dressed like a matchmaker gave her a deathly pale smile. "Get married first."

Huo Sanyin glanced over and, good heavens! A grand bridal sedan for a ghost marriage was hovering at the entrance to the complex, followed by a long procession of paper figures escorting the groom.

I-I-I can't believe this!

After a slapdash wedding ceremony, Huo Sanyin raced straight to the supernatural battlefield. She dealt with the evil spirits, then returned to the duty room covered in grime. Only then did she remember that her bride had been left sitting inside all night. She had just reached out to lift the veil when a long, slender, pale and beautiful hand knocked hers away. Then she heard a low, hoarse voice from beneath the veil, tinged with humiliation and restraint: "Don't touch me. You're filthy."

Do you think Huo Sanyin would feel sorry for him and stop?

No! She would rush over, lift the veil, pin him down, and feel up his abs, all in one go!

The instant she lifted the veil, Huo Sanyin's heart raced and her face flushed. She scrolled through handsome men online every day, but had never seen anyone this gorgeous. His face was so beautiful it seemed unreal, his eyes reddened at the corners in a way that made her heart tremble, and his tightly bitten lip spoke of his unwillingness and humiliation.

Huo Sanyin drooled shamelessly, then got kicked off the bed by the bride.

On their wedding night, the groom, Huo Sanyin, didn't even lift the veil before abandoning her male bride to spend the night alone, all because she had to save the world. The major Celestial Master families condemned her, calling her a scumbag woman and shouting, "If you don't love him, don't hurt him! A melon forced off the vine won't taste sweet."

Miss Huo was still trying to wrap her head around it. "What melon did I force off the vine...?"

Everyone: "You tell us! You used your family's power to force him into marrying you, and now you're pulling up your pants and pretending nothing happened? You think you can get away with that?"

Huo Sanyin, with the memory of a goldfish and the temperament of an old snake, finally remembered what a terrible thing she'd done when she saw the male bride's face.

Back then, she'd certainly picked her choice of men. From the photos her parents had given her, she chose the most handsome one: Long Zhuyan, the youngest son of the Long family of Longzhou, a lineage of ghost soldiers and Celestial Masters. He was a cold beauty who had been adored by countless girls since childhood.

And Long Zhuyan had a childhood sweetheart. They had grown up together, their families were evenly matched, and they were a perfect couple. Then Huo Sanyin showed up out of nowhere, took him by force, and, after winning him, didn't cherish him at all. She left him out in the cold every day.

Everyone was furious. "You scumbag! Let him go! He deserves someone better!"

Huo Sanyin teared up. "I agree."

Long Zhuyan, standing behind them, turned livid. "Who gave you the right to decide this?!"

The ancestral precepts of the ghost soldiers: loyalty runs through their blood, passed down for a thousand years and carved into their bones. What kind of person deserves the Long family's lifelong trust and their protection at their back?

Huo Sanyin's father spoke earnestly. "Whether you like him or not, don't betray him. The Long family abides by its old rules. If one joins the same-sex pairing, one serves a single person for life. If one marries, one never betrays one's spouse. Can you bear the weight of such deep devotion?"

Huo Sanyin nodded gravely and decided to set him free. She wrote a neatly worded letter of divorce and handed it to Long Zhuyan. But it hadn't even been in his hands for two seconds before it burned to ashes.

He glared at her, gritting his teeth with hatred. "What trick are you playing now? Are you going to abandon me and leave again? Am I just some meaningless thing to you, something you can throw away whenever you want?!"

Huo Sanyin, as thick as a plank, blinked. "Huh? What do you mean? You like me?"

The other man, nearly sick with anger: "...Heh. Yes, I'm just a fool who got played. By the way, who's Pan?" (A question from the rightful wife.)

Content warnings:

1. The story focuses on defending the residential complex. The balance between plot and romance is undecided.

2. They marry first and fall in love later. Includes a forced relationship that gets sweeter over time, and the male lead getting jealous all by himself.

3. The female lead tends to attract everyone. She's clueless about romance and likes looking at handsome men, but once she truly falls for someone, she's completely devoted.

4. There may be non-consensual behavior, such as forcibly holding the male lead's hand, forcibly kissing him on the lips, and forcibly cuddling up to him.

5. Some parts of the plot may be frightening.

6. Who is Pan? Every residential complex has a legendary figure. Pan is the handsome guy who's just a little less good-looking than the male lead.

Theme: Enjoy life. Take happiness one day at a time.